Living in Shanghai Lifestyle Service for Foreigners What`s On City tackles housing issues The municipal government has recently taken measures to rein in escalating property prices and create more housing for common wage earners. A woman looks at a housing model displayed at the Seventh Spring Real Estate Market Shanghai on March 17. Thousands swarmed the event, which attracted more than 200 property developers. Shanghai's housing prices continued to rise last month amid the government's tightening rules to cool the local housing market. Latest Report >>more Hot Topics Quake jolts southwest China Shanghai World Expo 2010 ARATS chief's Taiwan visit more topics Fiscal Measures   New taxes levied on real estate (2/6 16:30) Heavier penalties for overdue mortgages (12/4 10:08) No rise in property deal tax (4/4 08:06) Banks tout mortgage restrictions (29/3 14:35) Home loans risk alarm issued (11/3 14:30) >>more Administrative Control Man tries to sell rented flat (1/6 09:52) Speculator loses 7 apartments  (30/5 08:44) Developer fined for fake deals  (13/4 08:33) City tightens home sale rules (7/4 10:20) Affordable homes for relocated families (16/3 14:32) >>more Central Government's Policy Central Bank chief: Mortgage loan rate rise to regulate market (21/3 16:16) PBOC lifts interest rate of private housing loan (17/3 18:17) 'Hot-money' alarm sounded (12/3 14:31) Prevent housing price bubble (11/3 14:30) Steamed-up urban housing prices a hot topic (5/3 14:28) >>more   Local Housing Prices Panel cautions house buyers  (26/5 08:14) Shanghai housing prices down on new measures (13/4 10:17) Questions raised about housing at government's news briefings (7/4 17:27) New apartment prices fall (6/4 10:20) Government policies stabilizing home prices (5/4 16:01) >>more   Public Reaction Tightening measures spread (8/4 10:18) Housing policy changes 'mild' (22/3 14:35) Interest hike may not dampen home buying (21/3 16:13) Fervor to buy homes strong (18/3 14:34) Some obvious answers open to question (18/3 14:34) >>more